Karl Kapp defines gamification as “ using game-based mechanics, aesthetics, and game thinking to engage people, motivate action, promote learning, and solve problems in a business context.” This is the opposite of the modern job search. Modern job searches are characterized by monotonous and repetitive tasks. Job seekers are required to submit countless applications, often without any feedback or indication of progress. This de-gamification vacuum not only demoralizes job seekers but also leads to a disengaged, demotivated, and unstable talent pool. While being an integral part of the talent acquisition process they are criminally under-engaged by everyone in general and no one in particular. 

But how to change it?  By doing something that involves engaging applicants whether they win OR lose any particular job’s race.  

And who should do it? Not employers or recruiters! There is a long standing tradition of social decorum which says that to speak negatively about a hiring process to either of these two parties creates a scenario where anyone  observing that conversation – or hearing a whisper of it – will see you as “less employable.” 

So who should do it?  This website was created by a job applicant who struggled in this market and created her own business to address it.  We are focused on the well being of the fellow job hunt players and breaking the cycle of isolation around being a job seeker. Here,you can enhance engagement, motivation, and transparency in the recruitment process without any effort from your HR team, but just by giving job seekers more understanding about what they will face, and also getting  understanding too. We don’t offer jobs, we offer engagement about the jobs you have already applied to.  A space to be motivated  with what already exists in recruiting by openly relaying what you’ve experienced with other job seekers and learning from them. 

This not only improves the candidate experience but also helps attract and retain top talent.

The traditional job search process is in real need of a makeover. By embracing a level of gamification which is essentially – anonymous, professional, crowdsourced, information sharing – talent acquisition executives can transform an isolating and demotivating experience into an engaging and rewarding journey -whatever the result is.The Job Applicant Perspective and see the benefits of an engaged job search firsthand.